Organisers of Grillstock have just announced they are cancelling the festival this year despite only announcing its headline acts two months ago.

Bosses said they were forced to make the shock decision because they had a 'very short time frame to deliver the operational elements of the event'.

The weekend-long celebration of meat and music, hosted at Bristol harbourside, is normally one of the biggest festivals on Bristol's calendar. It attracts thousands of revellers from across the country.

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"We want to create the best Grillstock festival possible for our fans, but this year have found ourselves with a very short time frame to deliver the operational elements of the event. Alongside our production team we have concluded we are better to postpone than to compromise the quality of the event so we can focus on making 2019 bigger, better and meatier.

"We are inviting ticket holders to keep their tickets for 2019 and we’ll reward those who do with free Grillstock Festival swag and a 20 per cent discount at our smokehouses this year as a huge thank you for your ongoing support for the festival.

"We’re receiving huge support from our suppliers, the bands and our partners, which is awesome and means we can hit the ground running for next year with tickets on sale again by November."

The band said: "We are really sorry to hear that Grillstock will not be happening this year. We go way back with Grillstock and hope that maybe next year we can fill your ears with the mucho grande style while you are filling your stomachs with some of the best festival food we’ve ever tasted!”

Can I get a refund?

Alternatively, ticket holders may opt to have their tickets refunded and buy a fresh ticket again next year by emailing support@theticketfairy.com with the order number. People must specify if they want a full refund or just money back for some of the tickets in the order (in which case they should also specify which ticket IDs and/or ticket holder names as printed on the individual PDFs).